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ALEXANDRIA, VA and DENVER, CO — August 24, 2009 — MapQuest, http://www.mapquest.com, and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) today announced the availability of a new widget on MapQuest Local, that includes valuable missing child alerts and information from NCMEC. MapQuest Local provides users with locally-relevant content including news, events and restaurant reviews for the city or destination of their choice. The new widget features pictures and information about children who are missing from the geographic area for which the MapQuest Local page is set. Also included is the ability to search for missing children by name and link directly to NCMEC’s homepage and other missing children resources from NCMEC. The new widget can be found at http://local.mapquest.com.

MapQuest and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children launched a new widget on MapQuest Local that includes pictures and information about children who are missing from a user's local area. AOL has worked closely with NCMEC for more than 10 years on child safety initiatives for online and offline safety.

Denver, CO - June 16, 2009 - MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com) today announced the availability of MapQuest 4 Mobile for iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store. This free application represents a leap forward in how people interact with maps, directions and local search on their iPhone or iPod touch.
 
“We believe that iPhone and iPod touch users want the freedom to choose a robust mapping and routing application, particularly one from a brand they know and trust,” said Christian Dwyer, senior vice president and general manager of MapQuest. “The unique features of MapQuest 4 Mobile provide an integrated, easy-to-use, and customizable experience that best utilizes the revolutionary capabilities of the iPhone and iPod touch.”
 

MapQuest introduced MapQuest 4 Mobile for the iPhone. The free, full-featured maps and directions app lets users save maps and routes on MapQuest.com and retrieve them on their iPhone, display locations for hotels, movie theaters, gas stations, and more, and view driving directions on an oversized display.

DENVER — May 18, 2009 — MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com) today announced that it has teamed with Universal Pictures to launch the “Land of the Lost Adventure Sweepstakes,” now available through June 7. The sweepstakes—based on Universal’s comedy adventure Land of the Lost, starring Will Ferrell—leads fans through a series of 10 online games inspired by the film and highlight key MapQuest features and capabilities along the way. Users can access the games—as well as trailers, photos and information about the film—at www.LandoftheLostAdventure.com. The film hits theaters June 5.